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Month: July 2017

So I saw on a forum that the movie Against The Law – so I searched online and found it. It’s about the criminalization of homosexuality in the UK and it’s ultimate repeal.

During the court case I found myself shouting – I would not have put up with the invasion of privacy that occurred in the cases. I’ve never been one who thinks the law is infallible. That the law needs frequent review and updating.

It carries into my posts about the U.S. Border Patrol and how they need to stick to the border and not 100 miles inland. And that demanding ID is wrong. In fact Rhode Island law says the only thing they can ask your name and business. No requirement to show ID.

Found out the trick – buy the least expensive popcorn popper you can find. I went with this one:

Yup – a West bend Stir Crazy for all of $21.60 on Amazon. Dump in anywhere from 4 to 8 oz of coffee beans, wait 25 minutes and presto – roast coffee beans. It’s really awesome. Optimally 6 oz. seems to work best in this device. And it’s a damned sight cheaper than a fancy home coffee roaster, about 1/10th or less the price. And the added benefit, I can also do popcorn in the thing.

And the coffee it produces – first off I shall never again buy french roast beans. They’re pretty much stale when you get them. And the coffee – it’s heavenly. You get fruity and other notes in it. It’s what happens when you don’t roast the hell out of it and it’s fresh.

But this doesn’t mean that someday I’ll pop a couple grand and get a professional coffee roasting rig. But for now every few days I’ll roast a bit more and we’re good. And we don’t drink that much coffee to warrant roasting pounds of beans.

I’m also considering growing a coffee plant – I want to see what coffee cherries taste like. You get that from WalMart for about $5 per plant. I know, I don’t live in a zone that would be considered good for making coffee but it’s going to be inside heated/cooled space so it may work.

So the other day I had to grab a car for a couple hours to get some ingredients for a dish. Ended up with a Honda Odyssey.

Two things I test with any new car I drive. 1) Can I easily get it to red line and b) How does it perform at speeds of 80MPH or more.

I’m happy to report for a mini-van the Honda is pretty damned good. Front and rear climate control, tilt wheel, not sure the engine but it sure did perform. Didn’t shimmy at all over 80MPH. Amazing. Transmission/transaxle is pretty good too. If I were in the market I now know my two favorite mini-vans, the Toyota Sienna and the Honda Odyssey.

And it was a 2017 and I note Honda improved the bluetooth experience in the van. Didn’t have to delete entries to add my phone.

So I have two songs in my music library. First there’s Peter Brown with Do You Wanna Get Funky with Me from 1977. A pretty jamming little tune. And a definite four on the floor beat.

And recently with the whole debacle of what happened to C+C Music Factory an updated version circa 2010:

Like pretty much all music, it gets sampled, chopped up and recycled approximately every 30 years. I credit this to the artists involved having heard the original when they were young and deciding to stir it up a little. Same is true of DJ Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince version of Summertime – it was originally done by Kool and the Gang back in the 1970’s. In that particular instance it only took 20 years.

Then of course I’ve posted about Bob James and how some of his music has been sampled in very current acts.

So I’ve now invested a modest amount in a crypto currency. It’s a newish one originating only a few years ago. Highly secure – as it’s all the big banks getting into the game.

If it performs anything like BitCoin did I’m in for a lot of money as I bought low and intend to sell medium to high. In essence I’m getting into currency trading.

The intention is to be ‘retired’ within a few years or by the time I hit age 55. It’s entirely within the realm of probable and possible. It’ll be a nice retirement, no more bosses, no more bullshit.

And once I receive the lump sum I’m expecting I’ll put more than a modest amount into the currency trading.

As to the security – the site I use to purchase this currency uses two factor authentications, and the payment processor – photo of me holding the card used exposing the first four and last four digits of the card. Wow.

What I like most about currency trading is that it’s unlike stocks where you have to become a day trader. Instead it’s a low and slow monitoring. And I have price text alerts coming to my phone. But I’m taking the semi-long view on this one. I realize once you’re into 7 digits in coin, the interest alone is enough to live on in perpetuity.

Rule #3– Thank whoever nominated you and provide a link to their blog.Thank you, Sassybear.

Rule #4 – Also mention the creator of the award and provide a link. The Mystery Blogger award was created by Okoto Enigma.

Rule #5 – Tell your readers three things about yourself. (1.) Born and raised in Providence, RI. (2.) I live to bring a car engine to red line and go as fast as I can (3.) Loves cats.

Rule #6 – Nominate other bloggers

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As part of the requirements of winning this award, I must tell my readers three things about myself:

I am a complete and total nerd/geek for anything that uses electrons.

Only place I’ve been is Niagra Falls in Canada.

If things go well I plan to be retired in five years – before I’m 60. Good.

I must also answer five questions, plus one weird or funny question, posed by RJ:

Is a hot dog a sandwich? Negative on that one. In fact, if you’ve ever seen how a hot dog is made you’d understand. It’s a bit like how sausage is made or how the political process works- both those two I love.

Does pineapple belong on a pizza? Not that I’ve ever had. And they do put some weird stuff on pizzas – I mean come on my favorite pizza is called Brimp – has broccoli and shrimp on it.

Do you think by putting a slice of avocado on something it’s California Style? No but waiting until they’re just ripe and making guacamole or slicing not ripe and then sauteeing in butter and seasoned with salt and pepper. That is better than California style.

Do you consider Taco Bell edible? Not really – it’s mostly what I now term slop. And I refer to it as the Mexican Phone Company. Or Montezumas revenge.

What is your favorite beverage? Alcoholic – A good wine; Non-Alcoholic – Water

Weird/funny question:

What is the weirdest place you’ve had… chocolate? In a submarine. Not as a Navy person it was a tour. And come to think of it, there’s never a weird place to have chocolate.